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zoilism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
zoil-ism
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

nagging or carping criticism

Obsolete; Uncountable

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Etymology

From the works of Zoilus (Ancient Greek: Ζωΐλος (Zōḯlos)), a classical Greek writer who was highly critical of Homer; + -ism.

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What does zoilism mean?
nagging or carping criticism
Where does zoilism come from?
From the works of Zoilus (Ancient Greek: Ζωΐλος (Zōḯlos)), a classical Greek writer who was highly critical of Homer; + -ism.

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